The HowTo Page


Wiki User Basics


Updating your Wiki Member Profile:

Watch a demonstration video with audio on what you need to do to update your wiki member profile. (Requires Adobe Flash 9 or higher)
Please allow a few minutes for the video stream to download, push the play button on the middle of the screen to start.
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Other Important Wiki feature use:

Watch two videos created by wikispaces showing how to use a few of the MOST important wiki features.

General Features--

Introduction to using a wikispaces page (2:01)


Files and Pictures--

Files and Pictures (1:31)



Picture Embed Example

Standing wave with two antinodes
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Embed from Flickr credit: Mrs. Barnett Dreyfuss


Embedding videos:


Watch a video about embedding videos on a wiki page

How to embed a video using the Embed widget. (2:09)


Embed a Quizlet onto your Wiki page


1. To embed Quizlet flashcards onto your wikipage, click on the "Link or embed" link under Share the Quizlet.
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2. Clicking on the link will bring up the Link to Quizlet window. You will have the choice to link to the the Quizlet page, or actually embed the Quizlet on your page. When embedding, you have the choice of embedding the Flashcards, Learn or Scatter game. Select the study mode by clicking in the box associated with your favorite. Copy the code by right-clicking and selecting copy. Please note that all modes will be available to your students, but your choice here will decide what they will see first.

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3. On your teacher wikipage, enter Edit mode. Select Widget from the edit bar.
4. Choose Other HTML at the bottom of the left hand column.
5. Paste the code that you selected from the Link to Quizlet window.
6. Click Save and check to make sure that your Widget works correctly.
Enjoy!

Here is an example:




Additional Wiki help


Wikispaces

Wikispaces has a help feature -- click on the "Help" link on the Info bar (the one with your username and image on it). This will create a pop-up box with links to various help topics. Wikispaces also has a blog.

Contact TRITEC Directors

Your TRITEC Directors/Wiki Organizers can be reached through e-mail on this Wiki. At the bottom of each workshop, there is a help information section with a Director and contact info listed as well.